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Articles I Should Have Blogged

By Alexander Russo on
January 19, 2007 2:29 PM

As usual, there are lots of articles I didn't get to this week. Click below to check out a few of them.

Why there's no autism epidemic Slate
For a decade or more, parents of autistic children, including public figures ranging from quarterback Doug Flutie to Rep. Dan Burton to NBC Chairman Bob Wright, have argued that an epidemic of autism is sweeping the country.

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